Busy week for new discoveries!
Here is an amazing site full of images of funeral cards for the town of Libramont in Belgium. Libramont is well known for its annual agricultural fair. This year it will take place July 27-30. Follow this link to find out more on the Fair.
As interesting as the Libramont Fair may be, it is not what brings me here this morning.
A friend shared a link to a site sponsored by the Cercle Art et Histoire de Libramont-Chevigny.
It contains a series of albums of funeral cards that can be browsed through with the help of indexes.
At the top of the page, on the left you will see a + sign next to "Menu de la galerie"
It will pull down into three choices:
- Classement par Nom = Index by Surname
The pull down menu gives you an alphabetical listing
It looks like there is no other way but to open each image to see if there is one for you. Click on the image and get the full size one
- Classement par Lieu = Index by Location (Naissance: birth and/or Deces: death)
works pretty much the same way, except you can pick between birth and death place
- Classement par Date = Index by Date
If you lose the link to the cards, they are found at the bottom of this menu under the bottom option
"Souvenirs mortuaires - GeneLibramont"
Notice also the other options:
1. Tables decennales de l'ardenne centrale: Libramont
Ten-year tables are indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths spanning a decade, in this case 12 years: 1900-1912
Libramont > Naissances – 1900 1912 (births)
Libramont > Mariage – 1900 1912 (marriages)
Libramont > Décès – 1900 1912 (deaths)
Your 2nd option under the "Genealogie" heading:
2. Expo-Actes- GeneLibramont
will redirect you to an index of names that you can search in the same way that you would the Netradyle indexes but I could go no further than a listing and was redirected to GenWalBru, so something to check out further...
To become a member of the Cercle Art et Histoire de Libramont, visit this link:
http://www.cercle-art-histoire-libramont-chevigny.be/le-cercle/infos-pratiques/
You might consider simply emailing the contact person to see what procedures to follow for US citizens. You will likely be provided a username and password necessary to access the ExpoActes search detail.
Under "L'entite", you will find a list of towns/villages that you can pick from and get a brief history on the location:
Under "Publications" you will find Books (Livres) and Revues (Newsletters)
that can be purchased
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Here is an amazing site full of images of funeral cards for the town of Libramont in Belgium. Libramont is well known for its annual agricultural fair. This year it will take place July 27-30. Follow this link to find out more on the Fair.
As interesting as the Libramont Fair may be, it is not what brings me here this morning.
A friend shared a link to a site sponsored by the Cercle Art et Histoire de Libramont-Chevigny.
It contains a series of albums of funeral cards that can be browsed through with the help of indexes.
At the top of the page, on the left you will see a + sign next to "Menu de la galerie"
It will pull down into three choices:
- Classement par Nom = Index by Surname
The pull down menu gives you an alphabetical listing
It looks like there is no other way but to open each image to see if there is one for you. Click on the image and get the full size one
- Classement par Lieu = Index by Location (Naissance: birth and/or Deces: death)
works pretty much the same way, except you can pick between birth and death place
- Classement par Date = Index by Date
Back to the Main "Home" page (Page d'Accueil)
Hover over "Généalogie" and look at the pull down menu
If you lose the link to the cards, they are found at the bottom of this menu under the bottom option"Souvenirs mortuaires - GeneLibramont"
Notice also the other options:
1. Tables decennales de l'ardenne centrale: Libramont
Ten-year tables are indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths spanning a decade, in this case 12 years: 1900-1912
Libramont > Naissances – 1900 1912 (births)
Libramont > Mariage – 1900 1912 (marriages)
Libramont > Décès – 1900 1912 (deaths)
Your 2nd option under the "Genealogie" heading:
2. Expo-Actes- GeneLibramont
will redirect you to an index of names that you can search in the same way that you would the Netradyle indexes but I could go no further than a listing and was redirected to GenWalBru, so something to check out further...
To become a member of the Cercle Art et Histoire de Libramont, visit this link:
http://www.cercle-art-histoire-libramont-chevigny.be/le-cercle/infos-pratiques/
You might consider simply emailing the contact person to see what procedures to follow for US citizens. You will likely be provided a username and password necessary to access the ExpoActes search detail.
Under "Publications" you will find Books (Livres) and Revues (Newsletters)
The "Bibliotheque" (Library) can only be accessed with a login.
You can become a member of a discussion group by clicking on "Forum" but you will need to send an email request to forum@cercle-art-histoire-libramont-chevigny.be
A good place to announce the additions made to the ExpoActes site.
In the meantime, have fun with the funeral cards and the tables at least!
Till next time!
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